Author Robert Lupton to address Big Tent’s World Mission Conference
LOUISVILLE - Robert Lupton, author of the popular book Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It),..
Latest Posts
It’s also good to receive
Jesus taught, “It’s better to give than to receive.” But he didn’t say that receiving is a bad thing. Then again,..
Leaders vs. Connectors
When I arrived at my current call, it was clear there already had been a good amount of faithful energy directed towards..
Video: Why are you excited for Turning the Tables at Big Tent?
"Why are you excited for Turning the Tables at Big Tent?" video created by #TurningTables13 planning team for #BigTent13
Faith leaders promote protection of displaced people
GENEVA - Along with other faith-based groups, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has helped develop a declaration, launched by the United..
Film in review: “R.I.P.D.”
Purgatory is a concept that won’t go away easily. Though Catholics have embraced it since the Middle Ages, most Catholic’s views are..
Film in review: “Girl Most Likely”
One way of doing humor is the “pity me” format, famously perfected by Charlie Chaplin. A sad-sack clown figure has all kinds..
Pope to Brazilians: Don’t ignore the periphery
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) It’s not every day that the pope drops in for a visit to your home. But Maria da..
Prominent American Jews embrace Kerry peace talks
NEW YORK (RNS) More than 100 prominent Jewish Americans with varying religious and political viewpoints have thrown their support behind the Israeli..
Nuns on the Bus push Congress to pass immigration reform
WASHINGTON (RNS) The “Nuns on the Bus” are back from their 6,800-mile trek across the U.S., but their hardest job may be..
Shariah 101: What is it and why do states want to ban it?
(RNS) North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday (July 24) approved a bill to prohibit judges from considering “foreign laws” in their decisions, but nearly everyone..
Films in review: “Pacific Rim” and “Copperhead”
I like the premise, but … I like the premise of “Pacific Rim,” but it was just too much of watching robots..
Film in review: “The Wolverine”
The great thing about comic book characters is that you don’t mind if they’re caricatures. But you’re pleasantly surprised if they’re not...
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Hispanic Protestants
Most Hispanics in the U.S. still call themselves Catholic, but more and more are joining Protestant churches, especially the younger generation. The..
COMMENTARY: Naming rites link parents to God’s creative work
(RNS) Naming rites and rituals are seldom in the news — except, of course, when the person in question will be the..
PC(USA) Special Offerings to kick off Big Tent during Louisville Bats baseball game
LOUISVILLE - Enjoy a night at Louisville Slugger Field when the Louisville Bats play the Syracuse Chiefs July 31. The day before Big Tent,..
A letter to members of Congress from Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons: Advocating for a comprehensive Farm Bill, Parsons appeals to the witness of the 220th General Assembly (2012)
Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation at Big Tent features sermon by Carvalhaes
LOUISVILLE - During Big Tent, held here Aug. 1-3, the Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation will sponsor a luncheon and worship service featuring..
Invisible fences
We just recently installed an invisible fence in our yard. Then I discovered that keeping the dog contained in the yard wouldn’t..
Book review – The Ralph D. Winter Story: How One Man Dared to Shake Up World Missions
In February 2005, Time Magazine listed Ralph Winter (1924-2009) as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America. Yet Winter, who..
Privacy—at risk of one’s soul?
In a seminar I did yesterday, one of those in attendance said, “It was brought up in our leadership council meeting that..
Use your head, heart, hands: Big Tent’s Theology, Worship, and Education Conference explores three vital aspects of Christian living
A safe space for the ‘big God questions’
HORSESHOE BAY, B.C. -- Before lunch arrived at the Olive and Anchor restaurant here, my Presbyterian friend Valarie told me she had “a..
800 left turns
Just because I don’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s worthless. NASCAR taught me that. For years I was proudly, arrogantly ignorant about..
Bookmark – The Doors of the Sea: Where was God in the Tsunami?
The Doors of the Sea: Where was God in the Tsunami? by David Bentley Hart. William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 109..
Page 579 of 883